Fellowship of Liechtenauer

This map gives the probable birthplaces and residences of the members of the society. The colors indicate modern-day nations, but in their period all of these lands were part of the Holy Roman Empire.

The Society of Liechtenauer (Geselschaft Liechtenauers) is a list of seventeen masters found in the introduction to the three oldest copies of Paulus Kal's fencing manual. It is unclear if this was ever a formal organization or what its nature might have been; however, it is commonly speculated that the list is a memorial to deceased students and associates of the grand master. Of particular interest is the international nature of the list, including masters from present-day Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland, which parallels the statement in the MS 3227a that Liechtenauer himself traveled to many lands to learn the art. Several masters from this list are known to have written fencing treatises, but about half remain completely unknown.

Paulus Kal, the presumptive author of the list, lists the members of the Society as follows:

hanns liechtenawer	Johannes Liechtenauer
peter wildigans von glacz	Peter Wildigans von Glatz
peter von tanczk	Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt
hanns spindler vo~ cznaÿm	Hans Spindler von Znaim
lamprecht von prag	Lamprecht von Prague
hanns seyden faden vo~ erfürt	Hans Seydenfaden von Erfurt
andre liegniczer	Andre Liegniczer
iacob liegniczer	Jacob Liegniczer
sigmund amring	Sigmund Schining ain Ringeck
hartman von nurñberg	Hartman von Nuremberg
martein hunczfeld	Martin Huntfeltz
hanns pägnüczer	Hans Pegnitzer
phÿlips perger	Philipp Perger
virgilÿ von kracå	Virgil von Kraków
dietherich degen vechter von brawnschweig	Dieterich, the dagger-fighter of Braunschweig
ott iud	Ott Jud
stettner	Hans Stettner von Mörnsheim

Master Stettner, he goes on to note, taught a great many students including Kal himself.

Additional Resources

• Hils, Hans-Peter. Meister Johann Liechtenauers Kunst des langen Schwertes. P. Lang, 1985. ISBN 978-38-204812-9-7
• Tobler, Christian Henry. In Saint George's Name: An Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts. Wheaton, IL: Freelance Academy Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9825911-1-6
• Tobler, Christian Henry. In Service of the Duke: The 15th Century Fighting Treatise of Paulus Kal. Highland Village, TX: Chivalry Bookshelf, 2006. ISBN 978-1-891448-25-0
• Tobler, Christian Henry. Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship. Highland Village, TX: Chivalry Bookshelf, 2001. ISBN 1-891448-07-2
• Hull, Jeffrey, with Maziarz, Monika and Żabiński, Grzegorz. Knightly Dueling: The Fighting Arts of German Chivalry. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2007. ISBN 1-58160-674-4
• Żabiński, Grzegorz. The Longsword Teachings of Master Liechtenauer. The Early Sixteenth Century Swordsmanship Comments in the "Goliath" Manuscript. Poland: Adam Marshall, 2010. ISBN 978-83-7611-662-4